Editor

Myriad Pictures has just closed several key deals on its Edward Burns starrer, The River King, including Momentum for the United Kingdom and Canada and Filmax for Spain.

The film, which brings together Myriad and Canadian production company imX Communications, is a supernatural murder mystery based on Alice Hoffman's award-winning novel.

Financing for the film is being arranged through United Kingdom-based Grosvenor Park's First Choice Films.
Nick Willing (Hypnotic) is directing from a screenplay by David Kane (Born Romantic). Story is about a small-town cop who is called in when a student drowns at an elite prep school.
Myriad president Kirk D'Amico announced the deal. Myriad senior VP of international distribution Sam Horley brokered the deal for the company.
"The interest in The River King has been phenomenal, but finding the right distribution partners is the key to its success," D'Amico said.
The River King is one of a slate of Myriad product that has been made available at Mifed:
-- Piccadilly Jim, the P.G. Wodehouse classic comedy is set to shoot this month with Sam Rockwell and Brenda Blethyn.
-- Little Fish stars Cate Blanchett and Martin Henderson in a thriller.
-- Kinsey, written and directed by Oscar-winning Bill Condon stars Liam Neeson and Laura Linney.
-- Trauma stars Coin Firth and Mena Suvari.
-- Being Julia, Istvan Szabo's comedy/drama features Annette Bening and Jeremy Irons.
-- Eulogy, stars Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford, Zooey Deschanel, Famke Janssen, Kelly Preston, Ray Romano and Debra Winger.
--Under the Radar has Steady Eddy and Nathan Phillips.
-- One Last Chance a U.K. film stars Dougray Scott and Kevin McKidd.